V8 Beef And Vegetable Soup

We used to make this recipe using these quantities when we ate more, now we usually half it.
Ingredients:

2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
Salt and pepper
2 pounds ground beef
2 garlic cloves, grated
2 or 3 large potatoes, cubed
2 or 3 carrots, cubed small or coined
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can corn*
1 can green beans*
1 46-ounce container V8 juice
1 46-ounce beef broth
Salt and pepper to taste

*or equivalent fresh or frozen

Instructions:

Sauté onions with butter, olive oil and salt and pepper in a saucepan over medium-high heat until partially translucent and then add ground beef and brown. Add garlic in the last minute or so.
In slow cooker combine beef mixture, V8, broth, and vegetables. Add broth to completely cover ingredients.
Set slow cooker to low and cook for 6 hours or set to high for 3 hours.
Add salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.

Note: When I get ready to put this in the slow cooker, if I feel like doing more clean-up, I’ll divide it and add okra to my half, the younger, the better. I love okra, my wife hates it, but there’s nothing worse than tough, stringy okra.